When a project has full-time maintainers that are community-sponsored is it unethical to compete if it means they could be out of a job? How do you quantify a projects value if it could have a negative effect on people’s lives? Utilitarianism? This isn’t targeted or a subtweet.
Because of a perceived improvement based on creator and marketing that may not actually be worth the human cost associated with it existing.
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I don't have too much sympathy for full-time developers who struggle to compete with volunteers.
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I’m talking about the other way around.
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